Taobao sells wild birds online, so she is a high school girl
Yesterday, an article in the circle of friends, "Reflections after the Double Eleven Carnival", made many people silently put down the courier, some began to think, some began to post, and some began to take action - this was written by a netizens named "Xiao Xiao", she said that when she was doing a project about birds, she accidentally searched on Taobao and found that there were many sellers selling wild birds, such as Shrike, Red Dot Chin, etc.
"It's not right to catch wild birds, and it's even more immoral to sell them online as pet birds." When a reporter from Qian Bao contacted "Xiaoxiao", a high school freshman from Shanghai, yesterday afternoon, she was still angry about the public peddling of wild birds online.
So, can wildlife be sold online? If not, why are there repeated bans?
Found that there are wild birds peddling on Taobao
A high school girl wrote a letter to Taobao
When a reporter from Qian Bao contacted "Xiaoxiao", she said that she had just finished her morning class. "Xiaoxiao" is now in high school and is currently studying at an international school in Changshu, Jiangsu.
"Xiaoxiao" told reporters that she has been fond of birds since she was a child, and since the first time she went out to see birds with Shanghai Wild Birds in the first year of junior high school, she began to pay attention to these birds. In the second year of junior high school, under the guidance of the Science Society, she did a project on improving the relationship between humans and birds. Due to the need to do attraction experiments and search for attraction feeders online, there are many such things abroad.
However, an unintentional search led "Xiaoxiao" to discover the drawback. "Many sellers on Taobao sell caged birds. During the search, they also found that there are actually Taobao stores selling endangered birds around the world."
So, on August 11 this year, she passed the problems she found to Taobao through an email, but the email was returned. The little girl was not reconciled and sent it to Alibaba headquarters by courier, but it was returned not long after.
Therefore, this time she posted an article on her subscribed account "Thinking after the Double Eleven Carnival", hoping that more people will pay attention to this phenomenon.
"After the article was published, many friends and classmates around me were very supportive, which touched me." "Xiaoxiao" said that she believes that the top priority should be to stop online sales, and she also hopes that relevant departments can strengthen management.
Subsequently, Qian Bao reporter also contacted the public relations team of Taobao. A staff member surnamed Liu told the reporter that they also attached great importance to the problems reported by "Xiaoxiao", but unfortunately, due to system reasons, the original emails and couriers were returned. "For the protection of wild animals and plants, in fact, we have always had a team working on it, including some civil volunteers. We will definitely deal with the sale of wild animals and plants that violate national laws and regulations."
However, the staff member also said that "some sellers will play the edge ball and avoid some words such as'wild 'in the sale of goods, but in fact it is illegal sales." Regarding the discovery of similar problems, the staff member also suggested that "we have a special reporting channel on Taobao. Once verified, we will deal with it in time."
Reporter actual search:
There are still shops online selling wild thrushes
Yesterday afternoon, a reporter from Qian Bao typed "red-haired thrush bird" on Taobao, and the search results showed that there were still a large number of stores for sale, with prices ranging from tens to thousands of yuan.
For example, a store showing "Ziyixuan Little Pet Pavilion" in Changsha sells Guizhou thrushes for 188 yuan, and the link shows 17 monthly sales. According to the seller, the thrush is wild, about 4 months old, and may have a slight impact on the cage. The carton is wrapped outside the transportation cage.
Some people in the store's evaluation reported that the bird had died when they received the courier, and the seller promised to reissue one. Another buyer, nicknamed "Xi ** Xi", reported that he received a wild thrush, which had been hit with blood. The buyer said he did not want to buy wild birds, but was told by the seller before purchasing that it was a farmed bird. When asked if there are other wild birds for sale in the store, the customer service staff said that the only birds sold were thrushes.
Another Taobao store in Guiyang called "Old Yellow Thrush Home" also specializes in selling thrushes, priced from 88 yuan to 1988 yuan in terms of male and female, call, appearance and other aspects. Three links in the store sell thrushes, with a total of 213 monthly sales. Some buyers in the review said they had received injured or dead birds. The store's announcement said that the store will use transportation cages and cartons for packaging. The birds are not responsible for minor injuries and hair loss during transportation. If the bird is found dead after receiving the goods, it can be reissued for free up to one time.
However, a store called "Junlin Pet" and "Xiaoxiao Little Pet Bird Store" said that they do not sell wild birds, and the canaries, hibiscus birds and other birds sold in the store are all artificially farmed.
Forest Public Security:
Wild animals are not allowed to be traded for hunting
So, can wild animals and plants be sold online? The answer, of course, is no - the Zhejiang Provincial Forest Security Bureau reminds everyone that wild animals are not allowed to be purchased, transported, sold, or hunted, and introduces cases involving illegal trade in wildlife networks that have occurred in recent years:
Zou, a hunanese renter in Shaoxing, often posted information on the sale of pythons on a reptile forum. The local forest police found more than 100 live pythons and about 50 dead pythons in Zou's home. The case involved parties all over the country. More than 20 people in Shaoxing were involved. According to the criminal law, they were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment ranging from 10.5 years to 3 years.
What happens if you get caught?
According to the provisions of the Criminal Law, anyone who illegally hunts or kills precious and endangered wild animals protected by the state, or illegally buys, transports or sells precious and endangered wild animals and their products protected by the state, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also be fined; if the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years, and shall also be fined; if the circumstances are particularly serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years, and shall also be fined or confiscated property.
What should I do when I meet you?
If you find a similar situation, you can call 110 to report it, and the above situation that occurs within Zhejiang can also be reported on Weibo @Zhejiang Forestry.
If any illegal sale, purchase, or use of state-protected wildlife and its products is found, it should be promptly reported to the local forest public security, market supervision, and other departments, and the sale of endangered species products should be recorded for investigation and evidence collection by the relevant departments.
